DIU Snipers Ambush Invaders Near Pokrovsk
11 January, 2025 A Russian invader in the sights of a DIU sniper. Freeze frame from the video of the Main Directorate of Intelligence A pair of snipers from the Main Directorate of Intelligence ambushed and eliminated a group of Russian soldiers near Pokrovsk.
The DIU published the video on its official Telegram channel. The post states that the ambush was staged behind enemy lines near Pokrovsk, in the Donetsk region. This raid was part of a campaign to destroy the invaders and cut off their logistics routes in the rear.
The released video shows how a sniper pair armed with semi-automatic rifles equipped with thermal sights staged an ambush on a group of 4 occupants. The DIU soldiers divided two targets among themselves, after which they neutralized the enemy with a quick series of shots.
As a reminder, the Come Back Alive Foundation has raised more than UAH 230 million within the Pure Wrath project to equip hundreds of snipers of the Defense Forces. For 25 sniper groups, each consisting of four shooters, the foundation purchased:
- 100 CheyTAC 375 caliber sniper systems with daytime optics, thermal imaging pre-biased nozzle, bipods and silencer;
- 100,000 rounds of high-precision ammunition, which will be enough for 2 years;
- 50 specially prepared off-road vehicles;
- 50 laser rangefinders;
- 50 night vision devices;
- 50 remote surveillance systems;
- 50 telescopes for observation and correction;
- 50 weather stations with a built-in Applied Ballistics calculator;
- 25 Labradar Doppler radars;
- 50 Mavic Thermal Pro quadcopters.
For this project, the Canadian company Cadex manufactured a rifle model named in honor of Come Back Alive - the Cadex CDX-40 CBA Shadow, where CBA stands for Come Back Alive.
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This rifle has good ballistics and high accuracy, which allows it to hit a human target at a distance of 2000 meters with a deviation of less than 1 arcminute.
Each of the recipients of the equipment was trained by the sniping instructors from the Come Back Alive Foundation.
In addition to the equipment planned for the project, each sniper pair also received electronic warfare devices to protect them from enemy drones.
In particular, the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine received 10 sets of equipment.